Consider the following statements 1 This ship began its journey from Calcutta 2 The Shore Committee ...........

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Consider the following statements:

1.This ship began its journey from Calcutta

2.The Shore Committee was set up in order to fight for the rights of this ship’s passengers

3.The final destination was supposed to be Canada

Which of the statements above is/are correct and associated with the Komagata Maru ship incident?

2 Only

1 and 2 Only

1 and 3 Only

2 and 3 Only

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Explanation:

The Japanese steamship KomagataMaru,carrying 376 immigrants, mostly Sikhs, from India was denied entry by the Canadian government in May 1914 and was forced to return to India.Two months later, the ship arrived in Calcutta where British soldiers fired upon the disembarking passengers in which 19 people died.